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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What error displays most often on Gopnik's fax machine?
(a) Erreur distante.
(b) Bourage de papier.
(c) Pas de probleme.
(d) Pas d'identitie.

2. What color of track suits do the employees of Adam's gym wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

3. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?
(a) All classes are equally invested in strikes.
(b) The upper class.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The lower class.

4. What was Martha's profession?
(a) She was a screenwriter.
(b) She was a librarian.
(c) She was a dancer.
(d) She was a nurse.

5. Which designer created a forest-like set in Couture Shock?
(a) Ungaro.
(b) Valentino.
(c) Yves Saint Laurent.
(d) Olivier Lapidus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the treatise L'Horreur Economique?

2. Where was the Givenchy show held in Couture Shock?

3. How many remotes does Gopnik receive for his television in Winter Circus?

4. What is the title of the daily sports paper in France?

5. Which two American authors does Philippe Sollers debate with Gopnik?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gopnik think that Prime Minister Alain Juppe was probably relieved by the Islamic terrorist bombing in Private Domain?

2. What do men generally discuss to break the ice in France?

3. What is the "machine to draw the world"?

4. Describe the appearance of the Balzar.

5. What does Gopnik mean by the phrase "the law of Inverse Natural Appeal" in A Tale of Two Cafes?

6. What observation does Gopnik make about French weather reports compared to those of an American place?

7. How does Gopnik describe Alice?

8. According to Gopnik, how do the French see life?

9. What idea does Alice have for a restaurant in the Louvre?

10. What did Gopnik name his "two cafe problem" after?

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